GROWTH-FRIENDLY TAXATION AND TURKISH PRACTICE
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to discuss the essentials of growth-friendly taxation i.e. tax structures
which promote economic growth and Turkish practice. This paper comprises two parts. In the first part
the basis of growth friendly tax policy and guidelines set by European Union for tax reforms aiming to
increase the quality of tax system.
The second part will be devoted to the examination of major tax types of Turkish Tax System
whether they represent growth friendly structure or not. It is observed that Turkey by having heavy income
tax burden and wedge on labor particularly low wage earners, corporate income tax not allowing to
subtract net return on equity capital, numerous tax reliefs and discriminative and multi-rated structure
Value Added Tax (VAT) has not been implementing growth friendly tax system.
Keywords
References
- EU; Growth-Friendly Tax Policies in Member States and Better Tax Coordination, Annual Growth Survey 2012, Brussels, 23.11.2011
- IMF Staff Note; Growth Friendly Fiscal Policy Prammer Doris; Quality of Taxation and the Crisis: Tax Shifts from Growth Perspective, EU Working Paper, No.29, 2011
- Stuart Adam, Paul Johnson ; Tax Reform and Growth, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2012
Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
October 30, 2015
Submission Date
August 18, 2015
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 2 Number: 4